Life in The Area

 

310 Days of Sunshine a Year, 30 Minutes to the Best Activities Southern California Has to Offer! 

PIH Health Hospital in Whittier, CA is located 30 minutes east of Los Angeles, close to the Los Angeles/Orange County border. There are many great communities in which to live that surround the hospital. This means easy access to work, great dining, shopping, entertainment and our spectacular beaches! Whatever your passion, you’ll find the right place for it here!

Some of the area's most popular attractions:

Disneyland -  within 25 minutes https://disneyland.disney.go.com/
Beaches - within 30 minutes  http://southerncaliforniabeaches.org/
Universal Studios - within 1 hour http://www.universalstudios.com/
Knotts Berry Farm - within 20 minutes https://www.knotts.com/
Hollywood Walk of Fame - within 1 hour http://www.walkoffame.com/

Within Whittier there are many great things to do outside of work: 

  • Whittier Greenway Trail- A hiking, jogging and biking trail, which is a great source of pride for the community.  
  • The Annual Whittier Area Classic Car Show-An exciting event featuring live music, great food, raffles and nostalgia dragsters. 
  • Whittier Historical Museum-Take a trip back in time. Here you'll find archives and exhibits from Pio Pico, California's last Mexican governor, to Richard Nixon. Experience Victorian cottage life; see a blacksmith's shop and even a test airplane. 
  • The Shannon Center for the Performing Arts- serves the Whittier College Department of Performing Arts and has two theaters. It hosts a full year-long schedule of plays and concert series including the Aloha Concert Series which brings Hawaiian musical artists to the mainland and an annual J.E. Bach Festival which has been running for over 70 years. 
  • Uptown Whittier Street Fairs-  A seasonal event featuring antique fairs, summer celebrations, a Christmas parade and a farmers market.